Responsibility of the Committee
The Strategic Planning & Priorities Advisory Committee (SPPAC)’s responsibility shall be to advise and counsel the President on strategic planning and the determination of resource allocation, to consult with campus constituencies on strategic planning and priorities, and to regularly apprise the faculty of issues under discussion.
2026-27 Academic Year
SPPAC meets during the semester on Thursdays from 4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
If you have a suggestion or question for SPPAC, contact Greg Shaya: gshaya@wooster.edu or Brooke Krause bkrause@wooster.edu Co-Chairs.
Membership
Elected Faculty & Staff (voting)
- Susan Clayton, Professor, Psychology and Environmental Studies
- Daren Kendall, Associate Professor, Studio Art
- Brooke Krause, Associate Professor, Economics & Business Economics (Co-Chair)
- Susan Lehman. Professor, Physics
- Rick Lehtinen, Professor, Biology
- Greg Shaya, Professor, History and GMDS (Co-Chair)
- Gracie Foss, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
- Marianne Wardle, Director & Curator of the CoW Art Museum
President & Administration (non-voting members)
- Anne McCall, President
- Ashley Kistler, Provost
- Rebecca Burgstahler, Vice President for Finance & Business
- Angila Tracey, Secretary of the College
- Carolyn Ciriegio, Vice President for Advancement
- Jason McGrath, Vice President for Enrollment
- Joe Kirk, Interim Dean of Students
- Lin Hillis, Vice President of People, Culture, and Talent
Frequently Invited Guests
- David Putman, Director of Institutional Research